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The growth of Black-owned businesses in Columbus

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Columbus City Council has backed initiatives to revitalize the downtown and support minority-owned and small business growth.

One of these programs is called Ground Floor Growth which began three years ago, with a goal of getting businesses into vacant ground floor retail space.

Statewide, Black-owned businesses have a major economic impact employing over one-hundred thousand workers. And founded in 1881, the nation’s oldest, and largest, Black-owned business is located right here in Columbus.

On this edition of All Sides, we’re looking at how more Black-owned businesses are being grown in Columbus. 

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